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after_o this_o king_n who_o speak_v those_o word_n ver._n 9_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o his_o people_n he_o call_v a_o council_n of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o who_o he_o represent_v how_o necessary_a it_o be_v to_o lessen_v the_o number_n and_o weaken_v the_o power_n of_o the_o israelite_n behold_v the_o people_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v mo_z and_o mighty_a than_o we_o this_o be_v not_o true_a unless_o he_o mean_v that_o no_o part_n of_o egypt_n of_o that_o bigness_n have_v so_o many_o people_n and_o so_o strong_a as_o the_o israelite_n in_o goshen_n but_o he_o say_v it_o to_o awaken_v his_o people_n to_o consider_v how_o to_o suppress_v they_o and_o perhaps_o he_o be_v afraid_a of_o their_o power_n or_o out_o of_o popularity_n will_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n give_v a_o proof_n of_o his_o care_n of_o his_o people_n by_o suppress_v foreigner_n ver._n 10._o come_v on_o the_o hebrew_n word_n habah_n be_v sometime_o use_v in_o petition_n lx_o psal_n ult_n but_o most_o common_o in_o exhortation_n when_o man_n excite_v and_o stir_v up_o one_o another_o not_o to_o be_v slack_a in_o any_o business_n see_v xi_o gen._n 3._o let_v we_o deal_v wise_o with_o they_o he_o will_v not_o go_v about_o to_o destroy_v they_o by_o force_n be_v loath_a to_o lose_v so_o many_o subject_n but_o be_v desirous_a to_o diminish_v they_o by_o subtle_a device_n lest_o they_o multiply_v grow_v still_o more_o numerous_a and_o mighty_a lest_o when_o there_o fall_v out_o any_o war._n with_o the_o arabian_n ethiopian_n or_o other_o neighbour_a nation_n for_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o he_o mean_v the_o ancient_a egyptian_n with_o who_o the_o israelite_n have_v live_v in_o great_a friendship_n but_o now_o be_v expel_v by_o the_o shepherd_n king_n and_o the_o people_n of_o thebais_n who_o at_o length_n make_v war_n with_o those_o king_n who_o reign_v in_o the_o low_a egypt_n this_o be_v sir_n j._n marsham_n conjecture_n in_o his_o canon_n chron._n sec._n viii_o which_o i_o think_v good_a to_o mention_v though_o i_o do_v not_o follow_v it_o they_o join_v also_o to_o our_o enemy_n and_o sight_n against_o we_o as_o it_o be_v natural_a for_o man_n to_o do_v who_o be_v under_o grievous_a oppression_n and_o hope_v thereby_o for_o relief_n and_o so_o get_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n they_o have_v hear_v the_o israelite_n discourse_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o they_o never_o mean_v always_o to_o stay_v there_o their_o father_n come_v only_o to_o sojourn_v in_o egypt_n and_o the_o near_o the_o time_n approach_v when_o god_n promise_v to_o bring_v they_o from_o thence_o the_o more_o we_o may_v well_o think_v they_o speak_v of_o it_o which_o raise_v this_o jealousy_n that_o in_o case_n of_o any_o war_n they_o will_v join_v with_o their_o enemy_n that_o by_o their_o assistance_n they_o may_v be_v deliver_v ver._n 11._o therefore_o they_o do_v set_v over_o they_o taskmaster_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o result_n of_o the_o council_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v bring_v low_a by_o lay_v heavy_a tax_n upon_o they_o to_o squeeze_v they_o of_o their_o money_n and_o by_o make_v they_o labour_v very_o hard_o whereby_o they_o think_v to_o weaken_v their_o body_n for_o the_o hebrew_n word_n missim_fw-la come_v from_o mas_o which_o signify_v tribute_n it_o may_v be_v reasonable_o think_v that_o these_o taskmaster_n as_o we_o call_v they_o exact_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n of_o they_o as_o well_o as_o afflict_v they_o with_o their_o burden_n i._n e._n hard_a labour_n of_o all_o sort_n as_o the_o eastern_a writer_n expound_v it_o and_o they_o build_v for_o pharaoh_n they_o do_v not_o labour_n for_o themselves_o but_o for_o the_o king_n who_o it_o be_v likely_a give_v they_o no_o wage_n but_o use_v they_o as_o mere_a slave_n treasure_n city_n fortify_v city_n wherein_o he_o have_v his_o magazine_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o ammunition_n and_o store_n of_o corn_n and_o public_a provision_n as_o well_o as_o treasure_n of_o money_n for_o so_o we_o translate_v this_o word_n miskenoth_n 2_o chron._n 16.4_o xvii_o 12._o storehouse_n and_o xxxvi_o 28._o storehouse_n for_o corn_n and_o wine_n and_o oil_n there_o be_v great_a labour_n no_o doubt_n employ_v in_o build_v such_o city_n surround_v with_o wall_n and_o tower_n and_o deep_a ditch_n etc._n etc._n pithom_n this_o be_v think_v by_o bochart_n to_o be_v the_o city_n which_o herodotus_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 2._o c._n 158._o but_o herodotus_n there_o say_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o city_n of_o arabia_n and_o therefore_o sir_n j._n marsham_n conjecture_n seem_v more_o reasonable_a who_o take_v it_o for_o pelusium_n which_o be_v the_o most_o ancient_a fortify_v
apud_fw-la illos_fw-la quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la incesta_fw-la ver._n 28._o and_o pharaoh_n say_v i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v that_o you_o may_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o lord_z your_o god_n in_o the_o wilderness_n he_o do_v not_o say_v express_o they_o shall_v go_v three_o day_n journey_n as_o be_v demand_v which_o have_v make_v some_o think_v this_o be_v but_o a_o niggardly_a concession_n of_o pharaoh_n who_o intend_v to_o deceive_v they_o with_o general_a word_n but_o moses_n understand_v it_o otherwise_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o acceptance_n of_o the_o grant_n only_o you_o shall_v not_o go_v very_o far_o away_o no_o further_o than_o three_o day_n journey_n entreat_v for_o i_o this_o indeed_o be_v add_v so_o quick_o and_o as_o it_o be_v with_o the_o same_o breath_n that_o he_o grant_v their_o three_o day_n journey_n that_o it_o may_v make_v one_o think_v it_o be_v the_o least_o part_n of_o his_o intention_n to_o permit_v that_o but_o only_o to_o get_v rid_v of_o this_o plague_n which_o if_o it_o have_v continue_v long_o the_o egyptian_n must_v have_v leave_v their_o country_n to_o preserve_v themselves_o several_a people_n have_v be_v force_v by_o fly_n to_o quit_v their_o habitation_n as_o many_o ancient_a author_n inform_v we_o mention_v by_o bonfrerius_n and_o bochartus_n ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v behold_v i_o go_v out_o from_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o the_o swarm_n of_o fly_n may_v depart_v etc._n etc._n he_o be_v not_o more_o ready_a to_o desire_v than_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o servant_n moses_n be_v to_o grant_v the_o total_a removal_n of_o this_o plague_n which_o be_v send_v for_o his_o reformation_n not_o his_o destruction_n if_o he_o will_v have_v due_o consider_v it_o to_o morrow_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o pray_v that_o he_o may_v be_v release_v from_o it_o present_o but_o let_v he_o lie_v a_o while_n under_o the_o smart_n of_o this_o rod_n that_o he_o may_v be_v true_o humble_v and_o deal_v no_o more_o deceitful_o with_o he_o as_o he_o fear_v he_o will_v but_o let_v not_o pharaoh_n deal_v deceitful_o any_o more_o etc._n etc._n he_o have_v promise_v fair_a before_o v._o 8._o but_o break_v his_o word_n which_o make_v this_o solemn_a caution_n the_o more_o necessary_a lest_o he_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o such_o false_a deal_n again_o ver._n 30._o and_o moses_n go_v out_o from_o pharaoh_n and_o entreat_v the_o lord_n he_o give_v pharaoh_n a_o good_a example_n of_o steadfastness_n by_o make_v good_a his_o promise_n immediate_o which_o he_o give_v he_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o forego_n verse_n ver._n 31._o and_o the_o lord_n do_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o moses_n here_o be_v punctual_a performance_n on_o god_n part_n of_o what_o be_v agree_v between_o he_o and_o pharaoh_n in_o the_o forego_n treaty_n there_o remain_v not_o one_o this_o be_v a_o great_a miracle_n than_o that_o of_o remove_v the_o frog_n for_o they_o remain_v in_o heap_n and_o stanke_z v._n 14._o but_o these_o be_v all_o sweep_v away_o by_o a_o mighty_a wind_n perhaps_o either_o into_o the_o sea_n or_o into_o the_o desert_n of_o libya_n ver._n 32._o and_o pharaoh_n harden_v his_o heart_n at_o this_o time_n also_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v here_o make_v a_o act_n of_o his_o own_o as_o it_o be_v no_o doubt_n in_o all_o the_o former_a refusal_n to_o let_v they_o go_v v._o 15_o 19_o and_o he_o harden_v his_o heart_n by_o not_o harken_v or_o not_o regard_v what_o they_o have_v do_v as_o the_o word_n be_v use_v and_o translate_v ix_o 21._o that_o which_o make_v he_o not_o to_o hearken_v or_o regard_n be_v his_o excessive_a pride_n and_o covetousness_n for_o he_o think_v it_o a_o dishonour_n to_o submit_v to_o moses_n and_o he_o be_v very_o loath_a to_o lose_v the_o service_n of_o so_o many_o slave_n which_o be_v real_o more_o worth_a to_o he_o than_o all_o the_o land_n they_o possess_v in_o egypt_n chap._n ix_o verse_n 1._o then_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n see_v vii_o 1._o go_v in_o unto_o pharaoh_n it_o seem_v now_o he_o go_v to_o the_o palace_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n he_o send_v the_o same_o message_n to_o he_o he_o order_v at_o the_o first_o v._n 13._o and_o have_v continue_v ever_o since_o vii_o 16_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 2._o for_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o let_v they_o go_v and_o will_v hold_v they_o still_o if_o thy_o covetous_a gripe_a humour_n make_v thou_o still_o resolve_v to_o detain_v they_o in_o their_o slavery_n ver._n 3._o behold_v this_o word_n as_o in_o most_o other_o place_n as_o dr._n jackson_n note_v be_v here_o a_o special_a character_n of_o the_o speedy_a execution_n of_o the_o plague_n threaten_v and_o of_o the_o remarkable_a manner_n of_o its_o execution_n the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o thy_o cattle_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v he_o will_v smite_v they_o which_o be_v do_v by_o the_o hand_n and_o be_v just_a ready_a to_o do_v the_o execution_n here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o aaron_n rod_n no_o more_o than_o in_o the_o forego_n plague_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n see_v viii_o 21._o a_o very_a grievous_a murrain_n that_o be_v a_o great_a plague_n or_o pestilence_n as_o we_o call_v it_o in_o mankind_n of_o which_o abundance_n of_o cattle_n shall_v die_v for_o so_o the_o word_n cave_a which_o we_o translate_v grievous_a be_v use_v for_o numerous_a see_v viii_o 24._o but_o the_o great_a the_o number_n be_v that_o die_v the_o more_o grievous_a no_o doubt_n be_v the_o calamity_n god_n intend_v to_o deal_v more_o severe_o than_o former_o with_o he_o because_o he_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o a_o fraudulent_a contempt_n of_o his_o former_a solemn_a monition_n viii_o 29._o ver._n 4._o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v sever_v between_o the_o cattle_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n see_v viii_o 22._o this_o be_v the_o great_a wonder_n as_o the_o word_n import_v because_o the_o israelite_n and_o egyptian_n be_v mingle_v together_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o their_o cattle_n breathe_v in_o the_o same_o air_n and_o drink_v of_o the_o same_o water_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o it_o appear_v this_o pestilence_n be_v not_o natural_a but_o proceed_v as_o be_v say_v before_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n ver._n 5._o and_o the_o lord_n appoint_v a_o set_a time_n that_o they_o may_v know_v this_o stroke_n come_v from_o he_o say_v to_o morrow_n the_o lord_n shall_v do_v this_o thing_n in_o the_o land_n this_o plague_n be_v threaten_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o viith_z month_n which_o afterward_o be_v change_v into_o the_o first_o month_n of_o the_o year_n and_o inflict_v on_o the_o second_o day_n ver._n 6._o and_o all_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n die_v some_o survive_v it_o be_v plain_a from_o v._o 19_o therefore_o the_o meaning_n be_v either_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n v._n 3._o not_o those_o in_o the_o city_n or_o house_n or_o rather_o a_o great_a many_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o cattle_n as_o drusius_n expound_v it_o omne_fw-la genus_fw-la all_o kind_n as_o the_o word_n all_o must_v be_v expound_v v._o 26._o vide_fw-la l._n 2._o animadvers_fw-la cap._n xviii_o but_o of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n die_v not_o one_o of_o any_o sort_n whatsoever_o ver._n 7._o and_o pharaoh_n send_v and_o behold_v there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o the_o cattle_n of_o the_o israelite_n dead_a we_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o send_v to_o make_v any_o such_o enquiry_n in_o the_o former_a plague_n it_o be_v likely_a he_o slight_v what_o they_o say_v and_o will_v not_o do_v they_o the_o honour_n to_o seem_v to_o believe_v they_o moses_n also_o have_v say_v nothing_o of_o this_o difference_n god_n will_v make_v between_o the_o israelite_n and_o they_o till_o the_o last_o plague_n when_o the_o fly_n be_v so_o busy_a and_o vexatious_a that_o it_o make_v travel_v uneasy_a as_o it_o be_v likewise_o in_o the_o two_o other_o before_o that_o when_o they_o can_v tread_v upon_o nothing_o but_o frog_n or_o louse_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n be_v harden_v one_o will_v rather_o have_v expect_v to_o hear_v that_o it_o relent_v because_o he_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o satisfy_v himself_o that_o eevery_a thing_n foretell_v by_o moses_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v which_o look_v as_o if_o he_o mean_v upon_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o information_n to_o alter_v his_o course_n this_o plague_n likewise_o be_v much_o heavy_a than_o all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o precede_a which_o be_v rather_o more_o noisome_a and_o terrible_a as_o dr._n jackson_n speak_v than_o detrimental_a to_o pharaoh_n and_o his_o people_n for_o we_o do_v not_o read_v before_o this_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o any_o useful_a creature_n except_o fish_n when_o
warn_v of_o their_o danger_n that_o they_o may_v avoid_v it_o ver._n 20._o he_o that_o fear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n among_o the_o servant_n of_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n that_o which_o be_v oppose_v to_o this_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n be_v he_o that_o set_v not_o his_o heart_n unto_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o as_o we_o translate_v it_o regard_v it_o not_o i._n e._n do_v not_o attend_v to_o what_o be_v say_v and_o do_v by_o moses_n and_o serious_o consider_v it_o unto_o which_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n move_v all_o those_o who_o be_v possess_v with_o it_o and_o serious_a consideration_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o work_v in_o man_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o judgement_n ver._n 21._o and_o he_o that_o regard_v not_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o that_o perish_v they_o do_v not_o set_v themselves_o to_o consider_v the_o irresistible_a power_n of_o he_o who_o inflict_v such_o terrible_a judgement_n upon_o they_o as_o moses_n threaten_v for_o at_o last_o they_o grow_v so_o stupid_a that_o they_o can_v not_o consider_v but_o be_v perfect_o infatuate_v ver._n 22._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o thy_o hand_n with_o his_o rod_n in_o it_o as_o it_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o as_o he_o have_v direct_v on_o other_o occasion_n viii_o 16_o 17._o where_o it_o be_v say_v aaron_n stretch_v out_o he_o and_o with_o his_o rod._n towards_o heaven_n to_o show_v the_o plague_n be_v send_v from_o god_n that_o there_o may_v be_v hail_n on_o all_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n here_o he_o more_o full_o express_v the_o damage_n it_o will_v do_v both_o to_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o to_o the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n which_o comprehend_v all_o the_o tree_n v._o 25._o ver._n 23._o and_o moses_n stretch_v forth_o his_o rod._n sometime_o aaron_n do_v it_o but_o it_o be_v at_o the_o command_n of_o moses_n and_o as_o his_o minister_n who_o sometime_o do_v it_o himself_o and_o be_v command_v by_o god_n so_o to_o do_v v._o 22._o he_o give_v warning_n of_o this_o plague_n about_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o viith_z month_n and_o inflict_v it_o upon_o the_o five_o and_o remove_v it_o the_o six_o the_o author_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o moses_n fancy_n that_o god_n send_v this_o plague_n to_o punish_v the_o egyptian_n for_o the_o drudgery_n they_o impose_v upon_o the_o israelite_n in_o make_v they_o till_o their_o field_n for_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n send_v thunder_n and_o hail_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n there_o shall_v be_v thunder_n but_o the_o clap_v of_o this_o be_v far_o more_o terrible_a than_o any_o that_o have_v be_v hear_v before_o in_o that_o country_n as_o the_o hall_n also_o be_v more_o ponderous_a and_o come_v down_o with_o a_o great_a force_n and_o be_v mix_v with_o fire_n which_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n observe_v chap._n xvi_o as_o a_o thing_n unusual_a and_o herein_o consist_v the_o miraculousness_n of_o this_o plague_n that_o whereas_o other_o storm_n of_o hail_n general_o reach_v but_o a_o little_a way_n sometime_o not_o a_o mile_n this_o spread_v itself_o over_o the_o whole_a country_n v._o 25._o and_o flash_n of_o lightning_n be_v not_o only_o mingle_v with_o it_o but_o fire_n run_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o kill_v their_o cattle_n lxxviii_o psal_n 48._o when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n all_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n though_o a_o part_n of_o that_o country_n feel_v nothing_o of_o this_o storm_n v._o 26._o and_o the_o lord_n rain_v hail_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n this_o be_v repeat_v to_o show_v that_o it_o fall_v as_o thick_a as_o rain_v and_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a shower_n but_o a_o continual_a hail_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o this_o plague_n be_v alone_o mention_v v._n 22._o and_o 26._o where_o nothing_o be_v say_v of_o thunder_n or_o fire_n and_o put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n by_o the_o psalmist_n both_o in_o lxxviii_o 48._o and_o cv_o 32._o ver._n 25._o and_o the_o hail_n smite_v etc._n etc._n that_o be_v kill_v every_o man_n and_o beast_n that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n v._o 19_o and_o smite_v every_o herb_n and_o break_v every_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n especial_o their_o vine_n and_o figtree_n as_o the_o psalmist_n tell_v we_o lxxviii_o 47._o cv_o 33._o very_o great_a hailstone_n have_v fall_v in_o several_a country_n some_o of_o a_o prodigious_a bigness_n as_o credible_a historian_n relate_v whereby_o some_o live_a creature_n have_v here_o and_o there_o be_v kill_v but_o none_o ever_o make_v such_o a_o general_a destruction_n as_o this_o storm_n do_v yet_o we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v it_o as_o if_o no_o green_a thing_n escape_v nor_o a_o bough_n of_o any_o tree_n be_v leave_v but_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o a_o great_a many_o of_o every_o kind_n be_v destroy_v though_o some_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a chapter_n still_o remain_v ver._n 26._o only_o in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o egyptian_n that_o live_v among_o they_o fare_v the_o better_a it_o be_v think_v at_o this_o time_n for_o their_o sake_n ver._n 27._o and_o pharaoh_n send_v and_o call_v for_o moses_n and_o aaron_n this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o he_o have_v do_v several_a time_n before_o viii_o 8_o 25._o but_o it_o may_v seem_v strange_a he_o shall_v do_v it_o now_o after_o the_o lord_n have_v harden_v his_o heart_n the_o clear_a account_n of_o it_o be_v that_o he_o act_v now_o as_o a_o man_n distract_a and_o fright_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n which_o make_v he_o rave_v and_o cry_v out_o for_o help_n in_o very_o passionate_a word_n without_o any_o serious_a meaning_n i_o have_v sin_v this_o time_n etc._n etc._n the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o he_o have_v not_o sin_v before_o but_o i_o now_o acknowledge_v my_o offence_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o punish_v the_o wickedness_n of_o i_o and_o of_o my_o people_n which_o confession_n do_v not_o argue_v any_o tenderness_n of_o heart_n but_o be_v extort_a by_o the_o horrible_a fright_v he_o be_v in_o of_o be_v undo_v if_o he_o do_v not_o make_v some_o submission_n ver._n 27._o entreat_v the_o lord_n for_o it_o be_v enough_o or_o beseech_v he_o that_o what_o i_o have_v already_o suffer_v may_v suffice_v that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o mighty_a thundering_n and_o hail_n the_o word_n import_v frightful_a clap_n of_o thunder_n which_o sound_v as_o if_o god_n be_v angry_a with_o they_o especial_o since_o the_o hail_n fall_v like_o thunderbolt_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o strike_v those_o down_o that_o walk_v abroad_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o he_o beg_v their_o prayer_n for_o he_o and_o his_o servant_n can_v not_o always_o continue_v within_o door_n and_o while_o the_o hail_n last_v there_o be_v no_o safety_n abroad_o and_o i_o will_v let_v you_o go_v not_o quite_o away_o but_o three_o day_n journey_n into_o the_o wilderness_n as_o they_o desire_v and_o you_o shall_v stay_v no_o long_o he_o promise_v to_o dismiss_v they_o immediate_o ver._n 29._o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o he_o as_o soon_o as_o i_o be_o go_v out_o of_o the_o city_n by_o this_o he_o demonstrate_v the_o great_a power_n of_o god_n who_o he_o know_v will_v protect_v he_o from_o receive_v any_o harm_n by_o the_o thunder_n lightning_z and_z hail_o which_o kill_v all_o other_o that_o go_v abroad_o into_o the_o field_n i_o will_v spread_v forth_o my_o hand_n unto_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v a_o ancient_a posture_n of_o supplication_n in_o all_o nation_n as_o many_o learned_a man_n have_v show_v whereby_o men_n declare_v that_o god_n be_v the_o giver_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o that_o they_o hope_v to_o receive_v help_n from_o he_o for_o our_o hand_n be_v the_o instrument_n whereby_o we_o receive_v any_o gift_n that_o be_v bestow_v upon_o we_o that_o thou_o may_v know_v how_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n have_v a_o demonstration_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v he_o know_v that_o the_o lord_n govern_v all_o thing_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o cease_n of_o this_o dreadful_a storm_n upon_o moses_n his_o prayer_n to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o pour_v of_o it_o in_o such_o violence_n upon_o they_o ver._n 30._o but_o as_o for_o thou_o and_o thy_o servant_n i_o know_v that_o you_o will_v not_o yet_o fear_v the_o lord_z god_n the_o generality_n of_o the_o court_n he_o know_v will_v continue_v as_o obstinate_a as_o their_o prince_n though_o some_o of_o they_o have_v some_o sense_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o judgement_n as_o we_o read_v v._o 20._o ver._n 31._o and_o the_o flax_n and_o the_o barley_n be_v smite_v etc._n
it_o appear_v by_o the_o book_n of_o joshua_n and_o those_o that_o follow_v that_o many_o of_o the_o old_a inhabitaint_v remain_v long_o after_o his_o death_n from_o the_o red-sea_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o philistine_n these_o be_v the_o bound_n from_o east_n to_o west_n for_o though_o the_o red-sea_n be_v towards_o the_o south_n yet_o the_o farthermost_a part_n of_o it_o lay_v east_n and_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o philistine_n be_v that_o now_o call_v the_o mediterranean_a which_o be_v full_a west_n and_o from_o the_o desert_n of_o arabia_n call_v shur_n xv._o 22._o unto_o the_o river_n i._n e._n to_o euphrates_n which_o make_v the_o southern_a and_o northern_a bound_n of_o the_o country_n god_n promise_v to_o they_o for_o i_o will_v deliver_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n into_o thy_o hand_n this_o seem_v to_o relate_v to_o that_o land_n which_o the_o vii_o nation_n inhabit_v for_o as_o far_o as_o euphrates_n they_o never_o drive_v out_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n but_o only_o make_v they_o tributary_n and_o thou_o shall_v drive_v they_o out_o before_o thou_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o forego_n verse_n ver._n 32._o thou_o shall_v make_v no_o covenant_n with_o they_o i._n e._n with_o the_o people_n of_o the_o vii_o nation_n but_o with_o other_o gentile_n they_o may_v make_v covenant_n only_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o live_v in_o their_o land_n unless_o they_o renounce_v all_o idolatry_n nay_o maimonides_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o such_o of_o the_o vii_o nation_n as_o renounce_v idolatry_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v into_o their_o friendship_n for_o that_o law_n in_o the_o xx_o deut._n which_o require_v they_o to_o send_v a_o summons_n to_o every_o city_n before_o they_o besiege_v it_o with_o a_o offer_n of_o peace_n he_o extend_v even_o unto_o they_o and_o ground_n his_o opinion_n upon_o xi_o josh_n 19_o 20._o as_o for_o that_o objection_n which_o seem_v to_o lie_v against_o this_o about_o the_o gibeonite_n who_o need_v not_o by_o craft_n to_o have_v obtain_v a_o league_n with_o the_o israelite_n if_o this_o be_v true_a doctrine_n his_o answer_n be_v that_o joshua_n have_v send_v a_o summons_n with_o offer_n of_o peace_n to_o they_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n which_o they_o reject_v but_o will_v afterward_o have_v glad_o accept_v and_o then_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v and_o therefore_o they_o contrive_v that_o cunning_a way_n to_o be_v receive_v into_o friendship_n with_o the_o israelite_n see_v p._n cunaeus_n l._n ii_o de_fw-fr republ._n hebr._n c._n 20._o and_o selden_n l._n vi_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 13._o where_o he_o quote_v a_o passage_n out_o of_o the_o jerusalem_n gemara_n which_o say_v that_o joshua_n send_v three_o letter_n to_o the_o gibeonite_n but_o he_o show_v withal_o that_o other_o jew_n contradict_v this_o and_o express_o declare_v the_o vii_o nation_n be_v not_o to_o be_v invite_v to_o peace_n what_o the_o term_n be_v on_o which_o other_o be_v invite_v see_v there_o cap._n 14._o all_o this_o consider_v i_o be_o incline_v to_o think_v maimonides_n his_o opinion_n too_o true_a which_o that_o place_n in_o joshua_n very_o much_o favour_n and_o so_o do_v the_o story_n of_o rahab_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o solomon_n who_o only_o put_v the_o remainder_n of_o these_o nation_n under_o tribute_n 1_o king_n ix_o 20_o 21._o nor_o with_o their_o god_n this_o prohibit_v they_o to_o suffer_v any_o of_o the_o vii_o nation_n to_o exercise_n idolatry_n among_o they_o as_o r._n levi_n of_o barcelona_n interpret_v it_o or_o rather_o he_o forbid_v they_o to_o make_v any_o vow_n to_o their_o god_n or_o oblige_v themselves_o to_o perform_v any_o act_n of_o worship_n to_o they_o ver._n 32._o they_o shall_v not_o dwell_v in_o thy_o land_n if_o a_o gentile_a do_v renounce_v his_o idolatry_n he_o may_v dwell_v among_o they_o and_o be_v call_v a_o stranger_n toshab_n dwell_v or_o inhabit_v but_o if_o he_o do_v not_o forsake_v it_o they_o may_v not_o sell_v he_o a_o foot_n of_o land_n nor_o let_v he_o hire_v a_o house_n among_o they_o only_o he_o may_v come_v and_o sell_v commodity_n to_o they_o as_o the_o same_o r._n levi_n expound_v it_o but_o maimonides_n say_v they_o may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o suffer_v they_o to_o pass_v through_o their_o country_n when_o they_o have_v power_n to_o hinder_v it_o which_z other_o think_v too_o rigid_a a_o opinion_n as_o mr._n selden_n show_v l._n ii_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la n._n &_o g._n c._n 3._o p._n 155_o etc._n etc._n lest_o they_o make_v thou_o sin_n against_o i_o all_o society_n with_o idolater_n be_v forbid_v lest_o they_o shall_v infect_v the_o israelite_n with_o their_o infidelity_n as_o the_o same_o r._n levi_n speak_v of_o which_o there_o be_v the_o great_a danger_n because_o they_o be_v too_o prone_a to_o follow_v the_o gentile_a custom_n for_o if_o thou_o serve_v their_o god_n this_o caution_n be_v repeat_v three_o time_n in_o this_o chapter_n aught_o to_o have_v be_v the_o more_o diligent_o observe_v by_o the_o jew_n and_o make_v they_o more_o fearful_a of_o enter_v into_o familiarity_n with_o idolater_n who_o be_v of_o various_a sort_n for_o not_o only_o every_o nation_n have_v its_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a god_n but_o every_o city_n town_n house_n n_z ay_o every_o man_n make_v themselves_o god_n according_a to_o their_o fancy_n it_o will_v sure_o be_v a_o snare_n unto_o thou_o bring_v great_a calamity_n upon_o thou_o and_o at_o last_o be_v thy_o ruin_n as_o it_o be_v explain_v xxiii_o josh_n 13._o two_o judg._n 3_o for_o instead_o of_o drive_v out_o the_o vii_o nation_n they_o bring_v israel_n under_o their_o yoke_n and_o grievous_o oppress_v they_o as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o judge_n particular_o in_o the_o ivth_z chapter_n chap._n xxiv_o verse_n 1._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o moses_n when_o god_n have_v deliver_v the_o foregoing_a law_n unto_o moses_n in_o the_o mount_n where_o he_o be_v with_o he_o xx._n 21._o after_o he_o have_v speak_v the_o x._o commandment_n he_o bid_v he_o go_v down_o as_o we_o read_v hear_v he_o do_v v._o 3_o and_o set_v they_o before_o the_o people_n xxi_o 1._o and_o when_o he_o have_v engage_v they_o in_o a_o covenant_n to_o observe_v these_o law_n v._n 7._o of_o this_o chapter_n then_o to_o come_v up_o to_o he_o again_o and_o bring_v aaron_n and_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v here_o mention_v with_o he_o come_v up_o to_o receive_v further_a order_n from_o the_o divine_a majesty_n together_o with_o the_o two_o table_n of_o stone_n unto_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o mount_n where_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n appear_v and_o from_o whence_o he_o have_v speak_v the_o ten_o word_n thou_o and_o aaron_n nadab_n and_o abihu_n etc._n etc._n but_o not_o all_o to_o the_o same_o nearness_n unto_o the_o divine_a majesty_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a verse_n and_o seventy_o of_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n this_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o there_o be_v more_o than_o lxx_o call_v elder_n but_o these_o be_v the_o chief_a be_v perhaps_o the_o head_n of_o those_o family_n which_o come_v into_o egypt_n which_o be_v just_a seventy_o see_v xviii_o 12._o for_o he_o do_v not_o direct_a moses_n how_o to_o choose_v they_o as_o corn._n bertram_n observe_v l._n de_fw-fr repub._n jud._n c._n 5._o but_o speak_v as_o if_o they_o be_v well_o know_v and_o distinguish_v from_o other_o person_n by_o the_o rank_n they_o hold_v among_o they_o and_o therefore_o call_v v._n 11._o the_o noble_n or_o as_o the_o latin_n speak_v magnates_n seu_fw-la optimates_fw-la the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o best_a quality_n in_o israel_n the_o reason_n of_o their_o be_v thus_o call_v up_o to_o god_n be_v to_o be_v witness_n of_o moses_n ascend_v up_o to_o the_o place_n where_o the_o divine_a majesty_n appear_v and_o that_o they_o also_o may_v have_v some_o sight_n of_o it_o v._o 10._o and_o worship_v you_o afar_o off_o all_o of_o they_o before_o they_o come_v to_o the_o mount_n be_v at_o a_o good_a distance_n from_o it_o to_o fall_v down_o prostrate_a before_o god_n that_o they_o may_v be_v possess_v with_o such_o a_o holy_a reverence_n to_o he_o as_o not_o to_o presume_v to_o approach_v near_o than_o they_o be_v order_v ver._n 2._o and_o moses_n alone_o shall_v come_v near_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o very_a top_n of_o the_o mount_n where_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_z abode_n v._o 16_o 17_o 18._o unto_o which_o none_o be_v admit_v but_o himself_o who_o now_o come_v near_o than_o he_o have_v do_v before_o xx._n 21._o for_o he_o go_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o cloud_n v._o 18._o but_o they_o shall_v not_o come_v nigh_o unto_o that_o part_n of_o the_o mount_n whether_o he_o go_v but_o keep_v in_o a_o low_a station_n neither_o shall_v the_o
fall_v into_o such_o foul_a practice_n which_o be_v not_o at_o first_o commit_v among_o the_o heathen_a nor_o be_v there_o any_o signification_n of_o it_o in_o this_o story_n but_o only_o of_o their_o sing_n and_o dance_v v._o 18_o 19_o accompany_v it_o be_v likely_a with_o music_n which_o philo_n indeed_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unseemly_a dance_n but_o that_o be_v only_o i_o suppose_v because_o they_o be_v in_o honour_n of_o a_o calf_n nor_o do_v the_o gentile_n themselves_o as_o i_o say_v run_v at_o first_o into_o such_o excess_n of_o riot_n as_o athenaeus_n observe_v l._n viii_o deipnosoph_n where_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o it_o he_o describe_v all_o the_o city_n full_a of_o the_o noise_n of_o pipe_n and_o cymbal_n and_o drum_n and_o the_o voice_n of_o those_o that_o sing_v in_o a_o great_a festival_n and_o thence_o take_v occasion_n to_o remember_v that_o the_o ancient_n observe_v what_o a_o great_a inclination_n people_n have_v to_o pleasure_n take_v care_n they_o may_v enjoy_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orderly_a and_o decent_o by_o set_v apart_o certain_a time_n to_o entertain_v they_o with_o it_o when_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o sacrifice_v to_o their_o god_n and_o then_o be_v leave_v to_o take_v their_o ease_n that_o every_o one_o believe_v the_o god_n come_v to_o their_o sacrifice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v behave_v themselves_o at_o such_o meeting_n with_o modesty_n and_o reverence_n for_o we_o be_v ashamed_a say_v he_o to_o speak_v or_o do_v any_o thing_n unseemly_a before_o a_o grave_a person_n and_o therefore_o suppose_v the_o god_n to_o be_v nigh_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o pass_v their_o festival_n day_n in_o ancient_a time_n decent_o and_o sober_o and_o so_o he_o proceed_v to_o show_v how_o much_o the_o world_n be_v alter_v in_o his_o time_n when_o nothing_o but_o mad_a revel_v be_v to_o be_v see_v on_o such_o occasion_n he_o observe_v it_o also_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o ancient_a modesty_n at_o these_o feast_n that_o they_o do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lie_v along_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v as_o the_o israelite_n here_o do_v ver._n 7._o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n go_v get_v thou_o down_o he_o have_v dismiss_v he_o before_o have_v do_v commune_v with_o he_o xxxi_o 18._o and_o now_o send_v he_o away_o from_o the_o mount_n in_o some_o haste_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o xl_o day_n mention_v xxiv_o ult_n for_o thy_o people_n which_o thou_o bring_v out_o of_o egypt_n these_o word_n be_v general_o look_v upon_o as_o god_n abandon_v the_o israelite_n and_o disow_v they_o to_o be_v his_o people_n but_o then_o they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v moses_n his_o people_n neither_o but_o utter_o destroy_v v._o 10._o therefore_o the_o true_a meaning_n be_v explain_v by_o st._n stephen_n who_o call_v moses_n their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deliverer_n vii_o act_n 35._o because_o by_o his_o hand_n god_n redeem_v they_o and_o in_o that_o regard_n they_o become_v his_o people_n have_v corrupt_v themselves_o he_o do_v not_o mention_n aaron_n though_o he_o be_v very_o angry_a with_o he_o also_o ix_o deut._n 20._o because_o the_o people_n be_v the_o beginner_n of_o the_o revolt_n and_o he_o comply_v with_o they_o out_o of_o fear_n ver._n 8._o they_o have_v turn_v aside_o quick_o out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o i_o command_v they_o it_o be_v not_o much_o above_o six_o week_n since_o they_o hear_v god_n charge_v they_o in_o a_o terrible_a manner_n not_o to_o worship_v any_o image_n xx._n 4._o and_o they_o solemn_o promise_v to_o do_v whatsoever_o moses_n command_v they_o from_o god_n v._o 19_o immediate_o after_o which_o this_o command_n be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n repeat_v v._n 23._o you_o shall_v not_o make_v with_o i_o god_n of_o silver_n neither_o shall_v you_o make_v unto_o you_o god_n of_o gold_n which_o with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o judgement_n they_o covenant_v also_o to_o observe_v xxiv_o 3_o 8._o and_o therefore_o such_o a_o speedy_a revolt_n from_o such_o obligation_n make_v their_o crime_n exceed_v heinous_a they_o have_v make_v they_o a_o golden_a calf_n for_o what_o aaron_n do_v be_v at_o their_o instigation_n and_o have_v worship_v it_o by_o kiss_v it_o say_v r._n elieser_n in_o his_o pirke_n cap._n 45._o and_o bow_v down_o to_o it_o and_o then_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o it_o as_o it_o here_o follow_v and_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v their_o conductor_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n ver._n 9_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o moses_n he_o add_v this_o further_a before_o he_o go_v down_o from_o the_o mount_n i_o have_v see_v this_o people_n long_o observe_v their_o disposition_n and_o behold_v it_o be_v a_o stiff-necked_a people_n this_o character_n of_o they_o be_v repeat_v xxxiii_o 3_o 5._o xxxiv_o 9_o be_v a_o metaphor_n from_o untamed_a heifer_n who_o draw_v their_o neck_n and_o shoulder_n back_o when_o they_o be_v put_v under_o the_o yoke_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n allude_v to_o this_o when_o he_o say_v of_o this_o people_n xlviii_o 4._o thy_o neck_n be_v a_o iron_n sinew_n which_o will_v not_o bend_v and_o jeremiah_n v._n 5._o where_o he_o say_v the_o great_a man_n have_v break_v the_o yoke_n and_o burst_v the_o bond_n ver._n 10._o now_o therefore_o let_v i_o alone_o do_v not_o interpose_v in_o their_o behalf_n with_o thy_o prayer_n and_o deprecation_n for_o they_o that_o my_o wrath_n may_v wax_v hot_a against_o they_o and_o that_o i_o may_v consume_v they_o that_o the_o just_a indignation_n i_o have_v conceive_v against_o they_o may_v proceed_v to_o punish_v they_o with_o utter_a destruction_n and_o i_o will_v make_v of_o thou_o a_o great_a nation_n or_o i_o will_v set_v thou_o over_o a_o great_a nation_n make_v the_o prince_n of_o a_o mighty_a nation_n than_o they_o as_o the_o word_n be_v fourteen_o numb_a 12._o for_o so_o the_o word_n asah_n to_o make_v signify_v 1_o sam._n xii_o 6._o where_o we_o translate_v it_o advance_v moses_n and_o aaron_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n here_o because_o moses_n urge_v v._o 13._o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n as_o if_o that_o will_v not_o be_v make_v good_a if_o the_o people_n be_v all_o destroy_v whereas_o there_o will_v have_v be_v no_o danger_n of_o that_o if_o god_n have_v make_v a_o great_a nation_n to_o spring_v from_o moses_n who_o be_v of_o their_o seed_n ver._n 11._o and_o moses_n beseech_v the_o lord_n the_o hebrew_n word_n challah_n from_o whence_o come_v vaichall_n which_o we_o translate_v beseech_v import_v something_o of_o sickness_n and_o infirmity_n denote_v that_o moses_n beseech_v the_o lord_n with_o much_o earnestness_n and_o great_a agony_n of_o mind_n his_o god_n he_o hope_v he_o have_v not_o lose_v his_o interest_n in_o god_n which_o the_o people_n have_v just_o forfeit_v and_o say_v why_o do_v thy_o wrath_n wax_v hot_a against_o thy_o people_n there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o this_o high_a displeasure_n against_o they_o which_o god_n threaten_v v._n 10._o and_o moses_n himself_o be_v not_o only_o angry_a but_o his_o anger_n wax_v hot_a v._o 19_o yet_o he_o hope_v other_o reason_n will_v move_v the_o divine_a mercy_n to_o moderate_v his_o anger_n that_o be_v not_o to_o punish_v they_o so_o severe_o as_o they_o deserve_v which_o thou_o have_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n with_o great_a power_n and_o with_o a_o mighty_a hand_n this_o be_v one_o ground_n of_o hope_n that_o god_n will_v not_o on_o a_o sudden_a destroy_v what_o he_o have_v employ_v so_o much_o power_n to_o preserve_v ver._n 12._o wherefore_o shall_v the_o egyptian_n say_v for_o mischief_n do_v he_o bring_v they_o out_o this_o be_v another_o reason_n that_o the_o egyptian_n may_v not_o be_v lead_v into_o a_o misbelief_n or_o confirm_v in_o their_o infidelity_n to_o slay_v they_o in_o the_o mountain_n there_o be_v many_o mountain_n beside_o sinai_n where_o they_o now_o be_v in_o that_o desert_n into_o which_o god_n lead_v they_o and_o they_o be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a part_n of_o it_o turn_v from_o thy_o fierce_a wrath_n etc._n etc._n let_v these_o consideration_n prevail_v for_o a_o pardon_n ver._n 13._o remember_v abraham_n isaac_n and_o israel_n to_o who_o thou_o swear_v by_o thy_o own_o self_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o great_a argument_n of_o all_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o their_o forefather_n father_n who_o be_v his_o faithful_a servant_n and_o this_o promise_v confirm_v by_o a_o oath_n often_o repeat_v which_o he_o hope_v god_n will_v faithful_o fulfil_v i_o will_v multiply_v your_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n xv_o gen._n 5._o xxii_o 17._o this_o part_n of_o the_o promise_n he_o
place_n in_o egypt_n call_v by_o ezekiel_n xxx_o 15._o the_o strength_n of_o egypt_n and_o by_o suidas_n long_o after_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o key_n of_o egypt_n because_o it_o be_v the_o inlet_n from_o syria_n into_o this_o country_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n as_o diadorus_n say_v lib._n xv._o that_o they_o most_o of_o all_o fortify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o his_o word_n be_v and_o this_o agree_v with_o the_o signification_n of_o pithom_n if_o d._n chytraeus_n guess_v aright_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o pi_n and_o tehom_n i._n e._n the_o mouth_n of_o the_o deep_a be_v seat_v near_o the_o sea_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o one_o of_o the_o stream_n of_o nile_n and_o thus_o i_o find_v it_o expound_v in_o the_o talmud_n tit._n sota_n in_o the_o gemara_n cap._n i._n sect._n 32._o and_o ramese_n it_o be_v a_o ignorant_a conceit_n of_o benjamin_n tudelensis_n that_o this_o city_n be_v that_o call_v ein-alschemes_a i._n e._n the_o fountain_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o greek_a heliopolis_n see_v his_o itiner_n p._n 120._o and_o l'_fw-mi empereur_n annot._n p._n 223._o for_o this_o city_n be_v in_o the_o upper_a egypt_n whereas_o rameses_n be_v in_o the_o low_a in_o the_o land_n of_o goshen_n and_o give_v name_n to_o the_o whole_a country_n where_o the_o israelite_n dwell_v xlvii_o gen._n 11._o and_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a it_o be_v a_o frontier_n town_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o egypt_n from_o arabia_n or_o some_o of_o the_o neighbour_a country_n they_o that_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n who_o now_o reign_v to_o have_v be_v ramess_n think_v this_o city_n have_v its_o name_n from_o he_o and_o the_o other_o call_v pithom_n as_o mercator_n think_v from_o the_o name_n of_o his_o queen_n ver._n 12._o but_o the_o more_o they_o afflict_v they_o the_o more_o they_o multiply_v and_o grow_v here_o be_v a_o new_a word_n different_a from_o all_o the_o former_a ver._n 7._o to_o express_v their_o extraordinary_a increase_n for_o so_o jiphrot_n signify_v break_v out_o as_o water_n do_v which_o burst_v out_o with_o a_o great_a force_n when_o it_o have_v be_v pen_v up_o this_o as_o st._n austin_n observe_v l._n xviii_o de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la c._n 6._o be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o divine_a blessing_n for_o natural_o tiresome_a labour_n will_v have_v dispirited_a they_o and_o make_v they_o less_o fruitful_a and_o they_o be_v grieve_v because_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n it_o vex_v they_o to_o see_v this_o device_n prove_v so_o unsuccesful_a that_o it_o promote_v what_o they_o think_v to_o hinder_v ver._n 13._o and_o the_o egyptian_n rather_o therefore_o the_o egyptian_n resolve_v to_o take_v a_o more_o severe_a course_n with_o they_o make_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o serve_v with_o rigour_n use_v they_o more_o tyrannical_o and_o cruel_o without_o any_o mercy_n whereby_o their_o strength_n in_o all_o likelihood_n will_v be_v break_v as_o the_o hebrew_n word_n signify_v some_o of_o the_o jew_n think_v they_o beat_v and_o scourge_v they_o sore_o ver._n 14._o and_o they_o make_v their_o life_n bitter_a the_o hebrew_n call_v all_o thing_n bitter_a which_o extreme_o grieve_v and_o afflict_v the_o soul_n xxvii_o gen._n 34._o iii_o lament_n 15._o whence_o naomi_n bid_v her_o daughter_n call_v she_o no_o more_o by_o that_o pleasant_a name_n but_o call_v she_o mara_n i._n e._n bitter_a because_o of_o the_o very_a great_a affliction_n she_o have_v endure_v in_o a_o strange_a country_n with_o hard_a bondage_n such_o drudgery_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v mere_a bondslave_n in_o mortar_n and_o in_o brick_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o make_v clay_n into_o brick_n as_o philo_n well_o interpret_v it_o l._n i._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la mosis_fw-la or_o in_o work_v the_o clay_n and_o then_o turn_v it_o into_o brick_n and_o so_o bochart_n expound_v it_o by_o the_o figure_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lateribus_fw-la ex_fw-la luto_fw-la conficiendis_fw-la there_o be_v great_a store_n of_o clay_n in_o that_o place_n pelusium_n one_o of_o the_o city_n which_o they_o build_v have_v its_o name_n from_o thence_o both_o in_o the_o greek_a and_o in_o the_o hebrew_n language_n for_o sin_n signify_v the_o same_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clay_n or_o dirt._n and_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o service_n in_o the_o field_n etc._n etc._n not_o mere_o in_o plough_v etc._n etc._n but_o in_o dig_v trench_n to_o convey_v the_o water_n of_o nile_n into_o their_o ground_n as_o philo_n expound_v it_o and_o in_o cleanse_v those_o trench_n that_o have_v be_v former_o make_v and_o in_o carry_v dung_n as_o other_o add_v into_o the_o field_n and_o such_o like_a nasty_a service_n and_o all_o these_o moses_n add_v be_v rigorous_o exact_v of_o they_o i._n e._n they_o do_v all_o they_o can_v to_o break_v their_o heart_n as_o we_o speak_v ver._n 15._o and_o the_o king_n speak_v to_o the_o hebrew_n midwife_n the_o former_a device_n fail_v he_o or_o contribute_v little_a to_o his_o end_n he_o betake_v himself_o to_o one_o that_o if_o it_o be_v pursue_v can_v not_o but_o prove_v effectual_a some_o will_v have_v these_o midwife_n to_o have_v be_v egyptian_n but_o call_v hebrew_a because_o the_o woman_n of_o that_o nation_n make_v use_v of_o their_o assistance_n when_o they_o be_v in_o labour_n but_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o hebrew_n have_v not_o midwife_n of_o their_o nation_n or_o that_o pharaoh_n will_v impose_v his_o midwife_n upon_o they_o and_o let_v they_o have_v none_o else_o for_o that_o will_v have_v too_o plain_o discover_v his_o drift_n whereas_o he_o intend_v to_o hide_v it_o and_o to_o act_v cunning_o against_o they_o ver._n 10._o the_o name_n of_o the_o one_o be_v siphrah_n etc._n etc._n we_o can_v well_o think_v there_o be_v only_o two_o midwife_n to_o serve_v the_o whole_a nation_n but_o these_o be_v the_o chief_a who_o have_v the_o rest_n under_o their_o government_n and_o give_v order_n and_o direction_n to_o they_o so_o aben_n ezra_n who_o abarbinel_n contradict_v but_o with_o slight_a reason_n to_o advance_v a_o subtle_a rather_o than_o solid_a conceit_n of_o his_o own_o that_o every_o woman_n in_o egypt_n have_v two_o midwife_n and_o those_o be_v the_o common_a name_n of_o they_o signify_v what_o each_o of_o they_o be_v to_o do_v for_o the_o woman_n in_o travel_n there_o be_v those_o among_o the_o jew_n who_o have_v fancy_v jochebed_n the_o mother_n of_o moses_n to_o be_v one_o of_o those_o here_o name_v and_o some_o of_o they_o who_o be_v please_v with_o seem_v ignorant_a of_o nothing_o say_v she_o be_v the_o person_n here_o call_v siphrah_n her_o daughter_n miriam_n be_v the_o other_o call_v puah_n so_o the_o jerusalem_n targum_fw-la ver._n 16._o when_o you_o do_v the_o office_n of_o a_o midwife_n etc._n etc._n be_v call_v to_o their_o assistance_n in_o their_o labour_n and_o see_v they_o upon_o the_o stool_n the_o hebrew_n word_n obanajim_v which_o we_o translate_v stool_n be_v so_o obscure_a that_o the_o lxx_o content_v themselves_o to_o translate_v this_o passage_n thus_o when_o you_o see_v they_o deliver_v which_o full_o express_v the_o sense_n and_o must_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n if_o we_o take_v stool_n for_o such_o seat_n as_o be_v purposely_o contrive_v for_o labour_a woman_n to_o sit_v on_o that_o the_o midwife_n may_v the_o better_a do_v their_o office_n for_o they_o can_v not_o tell_v whether_o they_o bring_v forth_o male_a or_o female_a till_o they_o be_v deliver_v unless_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n say_v true_a who_o constant_o affirm_v that_o boy_n come_v into_o the_o world_n with_o their_o face_n downward_o and_o girl_n with_o their_o face_n upward_o whereby_o they_o may_v know_v what_o sex_n a_o child_n be_v of_o before_o it_o be_v quite_o bear_v see_v tit._n sota_n in_o the_o gemara_fw-la cap._n 1._o sect._n 33._o if_o it_o be_v a_o son_n than_o you_o shall_v kill_v he_o the_o egyptian_n fear_v the_o man_n of_o israel_n only_o without_o who_o they_o can_v have_v no_o child_n at_o all_o but_o such_o as_o will_v be_v half_a egyptian_n and_o in_o time_n be_v whole_o ingraft_v into_o that_o nation_n but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o daughter_n than_o she_o shall_v live_v for_o as_o clemens_n alexandr_n well_o observe_v l._n i._n stromat_n p._n 343._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d woman_n be_v feeble_a and_o unfit_a for_o war_n therefore_o they_o have_v no_o fear_n of_o they_o but_o reserve_v they_o to_o increase_v the_o egyptian_a breed_n ver._n 17._o but_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n etc._n etc._n they_o that_o take_v they_o for_o egyptian_n say_v these_o midwife_n be_v proselyte_n to_o the_o jewish_a religion_n but_o such_o faith_n in_o god_n as_o make_v they_o not_o fear_v a_o great_a king_n be_v hardly_o to_o be_v expect_v from_o